Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu

Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
Developer	Intelligent Systems
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Super NES, Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U, New 3DS)
Release Date	Super NES JP May 14, 1996 Wii Virtual Console JP January 30, 2007 Wii U Virtual Console April 27, 2013 3DS Virtual Console August 27, 2016
Gallery	GH Gallery

Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu (which loosely translates to Fire Emblem: Geneology of the Holy War) is the fourth game of the Fire Emblem series. It was the second game of the series released for the Super Famicom and featured a new storyline unconnected to Arcahnea.

Story

The game features Lord Sigurd of Chalphy, who embarks on a quest to defeat the invading Verdane army. Afterwards, in the second portion of the game his son Celice assembles an army to battle the Grandbell Empire.

Gameplay

The gameplay built upon the basic gameplay of the previous games by adding several new elements. This included establishing the weapons triangle, in which swords, lances and axes each were weak against one of the other three. Chapters featured multiple castles that could be captured instead of just one, and there were no limits on the number of characters that could be deployed per chapter. This game also added a skill system.

Another unique addition was the relationship system. As the game takes place over two generations, characters from the first generation could be paired up to become lovers, in which case they would have children who would appear in the second portion of the game as playable characters.

Legacy

The weapons triangle seemed to be the most important contribution to the series, and has been used in every following Fire Emblem game. Later games would also utilize the concept of pairing characters up for relationships. Skill systems were implemented into several later Fire Emblem game starting with Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. The concept of featuring two generations of characters was later reused and popularized in Fire Emblem Awakening and Fire Emblem Fates.

Ports/Remakes

• It was released for the Wii's Virtual Console in January 2007, for the Wii U Virtual Console in April 2013 and for the New 3DS through the 3DS Virtual Console in August 2016. As with the original release, these ports have been confined to Japan.

Sequels

It was followed by Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, which had a storyline set between the two generational time periods featured in Seisen no Keifu.